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There’s been past years when I was so busy that I didn’t have time to complete all my Fall gardening mini-adventures. These are the things that will help to bring your garden to life in the Spring and will also bring the beauty of your garden into your indoor space during the Winter. This year,…

Munstead Wood was the home of Gertrude Jekyll from 1896-1932. It was here that Gertrude Jekyll created not only her home, but also her business. The house included a book room, flower room, workshop, and a dark room where she developed the photographs that she took of her garden and the surrounding countryside. Gertrude Jekyll…

“It is in middles that extremes clash, where ambiguity restlessly rules.” | John Updike The plants and trees that make their home in Bryce Canyon are living examples of Updike’s viewpoint. During our road trip from Michigan to Utah, we spent two weeks hiking through Mukuntuweap National Monument (later renamed to Zion National Park) and…

“Be nice to people on the way up because you’ll meet the same people on the way down.” | Wilson Mizner It’s not the hike up to Observation Point’s pinnacle at 6,489 feet that’s the challenge, it’s the descent down; during which our quadriceps regularly reminded us that dead-lift squats are a good thing. During our…